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title: "Hengliang Meaning: 衡量 (héngliáng) Means “to measure”"
description: "衡量 (héngliáng) means “to measure; to weigh; to judge”. Hear its tones, see what 衡 and 量 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hengliang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 衡量 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

衡量 héngliáng

## to measure; to weigh; to judge

## Its characters

1. 衡 héng to weigh
2. 量 liáng to measure

## In a sentence

不能只用钱来衡量一个人。 You can't judge a person by money alone.

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## More words with 衡 or 量

- [测量 cèliáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/celiang)
- [产量 chǎnliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chanliang)
- [大量 dàliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daliang)
- [分量 fènliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenliang)
- [过量 guòliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guoliang)
- [海量 hǎiliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hailiang)
- [含量 hánliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanliang)
- [较量 jiàoliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoliang)
- [尽量 jǐnliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinliang)
- [均衡 jūnhéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/junheng)

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